Full Time Creative Arts

**Overall Responsibilities**:
Working alongside the Teaching team to provide support in Early Years/Drama/Arts and Crafts/Classes/ Holiday Programmes/ Workshops/Shows and Events.

**Responsibilities**:
Role is to support the teacher to maintain a safe learning space and help create a fun and supportive environment.
Provide support & encouragement within class, in developing a student’s social & emotional skills.
- In classes: _
- Setting up of the pre
- school equipment and course activities in the studios prior to the classes.
- Carry out routine care duties.
- Classes are drama or dance focussed - include singing, story-telling, role play, puppetry - Involved and assist in playing out the stories, characters and bringing to life the situations in Creative dramas
- Assist within classes (workshops/parties/ Holiday Programmes & Back Stage for shows)
- Help with supervision during rehearsals.
- Use positive discipline techniques at all times.
- In Planning & Preparation: Resource & Event organisation, planning and preparation: _
- Assist in preparing resources, arts and crafts materials and helping to implement them in the classes alongside the teachers.
- Assist with planning arts and crafts ready for Holiday programmes.
- Assist in preparing Theatre props/scenery for shows.
- Responsible for the upkeep and organisation of teaching resources/arts and craft materials.
- Maintain appearance/decoration of the studios and displays and during times of festivals.
- Child development: _
- Help in supporting development social and emotional skills.
- Be able to articulate the benefits of the program to the parents.
- Maintain and build a good relationship with children, parents and teachers.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Attend Training.
- Be willing and be prepared to undertake training and professional development activities in house and outside of Centre Stage.

**Job Requirements**:
You must love working with children
A passion for the arts and education
Must be a good team player
Reliable
Dedicated
Adaptable and flexible
Good interpersonal skills
Possess a warm, friendly. open personality
Professional manner
Good work ethic
Good spoken and written English skills
Good communication skills
Need to enjoy the arts
Have an artistic eye
Display good organizational skills
Ability to work independently and part of a team
Ability to be self
- motivated to do well
Be a good role model
Willing and able to support/implement the Centre stage ethos
Experience - Work experience in an arts or childcare environment an advantage
Those without O levels/Gcse’s may be considered for AT positions

**Working Hours**:
**=> 44 hr. week**
**=> Two days Off - Sunday + 1 day during the week**
**=> Location: One North**

**Job Highlights**:
Attractive remuneration, a fun creative working environment with opportunities for professional development.
Join a creative, friendly team
Opportunities to Develop your career further working with Children and within the arts

**Salary**:
**$1700 - $3,000 PCM -**dependent on age, experience and qualifications.

**Assistant Teachers at Centre Stage**
Our Assistant Teachers are important to the work we do and provide an essential support system for children and young people, within our arts education.

The kind of people we are looking for are good at engaging naturally with children and young people. Those that are dynamic, enthusiastic, reliable, enthusiastic, friendly, and warm, artistic, organised, possess strong communication skills and an ability to be self-motivated and committed to support all our programmes, workshops etc.

Our Assistant Teachers should fully participate and actively work together with the team, on all events and in furthering Centre Stage work and company vision and ethos, maintaining standards.

Centre Stage is committed to safeguarding and employees are required to have certificates in or attend training in this area, implement safe working practices, and share the same attention and commitment to child protection and safeguarding.

Employment - We also follow safe recruitment practices and rigorous checks. We require supporting references, child protection, criminal and identity checks.

**Ideal but not essential**:
GCE ‘O’Levels;
A Certificate or Diploma in Education or equivalent, or working towards a relevant qualification;
A minimum of two years’ experience in a school/arts centre setting;